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Analysis: BP's legal gamble may trim spill bill by billions

2013-04-22 08:57:33| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

BP Plc's attempt to get a U.S. federal court to pin at least a sizeable amount of the blame for the Deepwater Horizon disaster on other companies may have saved it billions of dollars.

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Analysis: BP's legal gamble may trim spill bill by billions

2013-04-22 07:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: BP Plc's attempt to get a U.S. federal court to pin at least a sizeable amount of the blame for the Deepwater Horizon disaster on other companies may have saved it billions of dollars. After failing to settle claims from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill through negotiations, the British oil company opted in February to go to trial with plaintiffs ranging from small businesses to the U.S. government over the damages it will face. The decision rests with U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier, who...

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Locals need more legal rights in big African land deals - report

2013-04-22 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AlertNet: Can legal reforms help affected communities have a bigger say about African land deals? As negative impacts of large commercial land acquisitions are exposed, people who feel wronged by them are becoming more engaged and searching for ways to take action, research shows. Ensuring they have, and know about, legal rights could help, experts say. Large-scale land deals in can offer benefits, such as job opportunities, market access and infrastructure improvements, supporters say. But critics note...

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Legal Lode: No Payin, No Gain

2013-04-21 16:26:00| Waste Age

Trash delinquent floats several theories for why hes not obligated to pay his bill. read more

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UK in legal challenge to FTT tax

2013-04-19 23:34:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The UK government launches a legal challenge at the European Court of Justice against plans for a European financial transactions tax (FTT).

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